10:07, 22 March 2023

YEREVAN, MARCH 22, ARMENPRESS. An Israeli airstrike on March 22 targeted the international airport of the Syrian city of Aleppo, causing only material damages, the Syrian state media reported.

In a statement issued to SANA news agency, an unnamed military source said “the Israeli enemy launched an aerial act of aggression with a number of missiles” from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, “targeting the vicinity of Aleppo International Airport.”

“At about 03: 55 a.m. on Wednesday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial act of aggression with a number of missiles from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Lattakia, targeting the vicinity of Aleppo International Airport,” SANA reported citing the military source. The source added “the attack caused some material damages to the airport.”

Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on targets inside government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years, including attacks on the Damascus and Aleppo airports, but it rarely acknowledges or discusses the operations, according to the Associated Press.

Israel has acknowledged, however, that it targets bases of Iran-allied groups, such as Lebanon’s Hezbollah.